{"id":272370,"date":"2026-02-03T20:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/272370\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T20:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:16:08","slug":"meghan-markle-savaged-over-cheaply-made-13-bookmark-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/272370\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle savaged over \u2018cheaply made\u2019 \u00a313 bookmark | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2157330\/meghan-markle-uk-new-product\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">made in the UK<\/a> and was described as \u201ca small reminder that rest is part of the ritual\u201d. Meghan\u2019s bookmark was made in collaboration with a New Forest-based workshop and featured a gold inscription of \u201cFell Asleep Here\u201d in the Duchess&#8217;s handwriting.<\/p>\n<p>However, while some fans seemed to enjoy the new bespoke product, others blasted it online for its quality.<\/p>\n<p>A user reshared a video on X from As Ever\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/instagram\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> stories, showing a customer replacing their old paper bookmark with the As Ever one, which appeared to struggle to fully secure on the book page.<\/p>\n<p>The user criticised the make of the product, saying: \u201cOmg! The As Ever bookmarks are so cheaply made!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others appeared to follow suit, with one user writing in the comment section: \u201cSometimes I use junk mail as a bookmark . . . and it often has a finer aesthetic than As Ever. Just sayin\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another one added, sharing a picture: \u201cLook at these I bought for $2.82 each. I bought several, to give to different friends with their initials. They have a magnet inside, which keeps them in place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A third one commented: \u201cAs a book lover, I would never use such a thick bookmark. It\u2019s so short, it could easily move too. It\u2019s an awful design.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A fourth one said: \u201cAs expected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meghan\u2019s bookmark sold out in minutes after it launched on January 13.<\/p>\n<p>It was said to be made using \u201csustainably sourced leather\u201d and described as \u201ca keepsake designed for those who linger, pause and return\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Duchess collaborated with Sbri, a \u201csmall UK-based female-owned workshop specialising in handcrafted, made-to-order keepsakes\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It was made in the UK and was described as \u201ca small reminder that rest is part of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":272371,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[80196,141456,458,146,8007,141457,8008,85,46,2051,87508,141455,54943,79074,54942,8000],"class_list":{"0":"post-272370","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-as-ever","9":"tag-as-ever-bookmark","10":"tag-celebrities","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-harry-and-meghan","13":"tag-harry-and-meghan-latest","14":"tag-harry-and-meghan-news","15":"tag-il","16":"tag-israel","17":"tag-meghan-markle","18":"tag-meghan-markle-as-ever","19":"tag-meghan-markle-bookmark","20":"tag-meghan-markle-latest","21":"tag-meghan-markle-latest-news","22":"tag-meghan-markle-news","23":"tag-royal-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272370\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/272371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}